Hey guys! Please make a review/travel vlog/guide showing around Novosibirsk! It's a beautiful city and area in general if you drive out a little. I just don't think you guys have showed it enough that well like you did with moscow. Ps I'm from Novosibirsk and moved out to Cali 7 years ago, so at this point I'm curious to see my own city))
Hi, we will soon! Victoria has been going through a lot health problems we will post a video tomorrow to explain! But better videos of Novosibirsk are coming and we hope to visit Tomsk too! Have fun in cali, we miss it!
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirins girl you know people can take pictures of people while in public in some places within in Russia. For example in America we have 1st amendment freedom of press, we can record anything we see in public except for places that are deemed responsible.
I watched a documentary where black people from America were moving to Russia in the 30s and Russia was advertising for black people to come. I didn’t know that very cool.
Yes, this is true check out the book I Wander as I Wonder by -Langston Hughes & also the book Soul to Soul - Yelena Khanga a black/russian/jewish woman! xox
Нужно просто привыкнуть. Мне довелось почувствовать себя "белой вороной" в Африке. Затем привык и просто перестал обращать внимание, а там народ попроще и если хочет поглазеть на белого, то даже не заморачивается на тему, - как ему это понравиться.
That is funny. I was in France 11 years ago and we knew 30 or 40 Russian quilters were coming to join us. Our group got there late. I walked in and ALL the women rushed over simultaneously and surrounded me to take a picture. All my American friends were shocked. They were like "Do they think you are OPRAH???? I was like "Nah, they don't see a lot of chocolate peeps in Russia. Only one spoke English. But the rest kept holding my face and saying "So pretty". LOL. Who could be mad?
@@WayCoolNurse I’m a hugger too. Just random strangers touching my face. People don’t wash their hands or wash them properly. That’s a no for me. I remember my microbiology teacher doing the black light test. It took several washes to get that stuff somewhat off. I think it scarred me. No hands to the face.
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirins With a white, blonde-haired and blue-eyed child in China, it is not possible to just walk without avoiding attention. Greetings from Gorno-Altaysk. It's time to visit us already. :))
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirinsMy daughter is a natural blonde with very fair skin and in China every day someone would ask her to take a picture or even touch her hair. It was tiring, although there was no negative in it.
Blacks in Russia are mostly university students so they are perceived somewhat differently from the West. Most Russians, especially the older ones have notion that they are highly educated and skilled. Also because racial discrimination is highly forbidden in Soviet doctrine whereas it was still institutionalized in most of the west during the 20th century.
Pushkin, the greatest Russian poet, was the grandson of a black slave. That is deeply engraved in Russian collective psyche and therefore blacks are seldom seen with fear or disdain. You're right in that in Soviet times most blacks in Moscow were students at the Patrice Lumumba University and obviously highly educated people. But nowadays, for younger Russians, most blacks are associated with models, actresses or sportsmen. On the other hand, there's racism in Russia, but mainly directed to migrant workers from Central Asia or, in some cases, people from the Caucasus, which is still associated with the Chechnian War by some old and middle-aged Russians.
@@farerolobos9382 Pushkin was the great-grandson of the black man, who was born into a noble family and later enslaved by the Turks and brought to Constantinople where he was bought out by a Russian noble man and taken to Russia where he was baptized and Pyotr the Great was his godfather. Thus he became Russian)))
I am a Sibearn, and it's really uncommon to see people with black skin here. When it is happening i am afraid of being annoying and try not look at the person so as not embarass him/her. But I am also worried that it might seem like I am unfriendly or like i dont want to see such people. I think most Russians respect dark-skinned people and are not against them, but we are really have too little experience and cultural awareness, especially in remote regions
exactly, im from argentina and there they used to be unexistent (just like racism because we are all mixted races there) thats why when we see one we cant help but to stare, because we only saw them in movies. to us it was like FUCKING having Samuel L. Jackson amongs, not because of racism. now we having a lot of people from zomalia
As a Russian, I have to tell you that most probably they stare not because you’re black but because you are so BEAUTIFUL!😍 Honestly, I’m from Kaliningrad, relatively small city and we have lots of students from Angola here and I never noticed people staring much at them. Yet, I myself can’t stop staring at you watching your videos, cause you have such beautiful facial features and your skin is gorgeous😃
You explained it well. I grew up in St. Petersburg and as a child remember seeing other races so rarely that I would stare and ask my mom all kinds of questions. It’s just a curiosity and definitely not racism.
The thing is some grew up thinking black people are all bad and gangsters due to the Hollywood movie. And went I when to the basic training I was with a lot of young Caucasians who grew up with negative education about black and and he was amaze after we spend time together and he ended up becoming a family with us and even hate his parents for teaching him hate.
I live in Russia for 3 years now and I always let them take a selfie with me whenever I could. Most of them are chill and funny. Some of them even got their minds blown away when they realize I also speak russian with slangs. I'm a dude and I don't mind taking selfies with people but for black girls, I understand it could be a little bit weird.
I am starting to hear more and more from black vloggers living abroad (Russian, Asia, etc) that they feel safer where they are than in the United States.
@@BiG-JuPO1O1 Why did you decide that this is due to his skin color, and not to his actions in relation to someone? If, for example, he slept with someone else's girlfriend and received a response, then there is no need to cover it up with skin color. For the color, he definitely could not receive threats.
@@nicknick4042 It is, they called him N word and threatened him to leave. Even Putin said Russia isn't a place for some people. It doesn't mean Russia bad or anything because samething can happen anywhere. Just saying people should stay away from certain parts of Russia. Overall Russia is beautiful country.
@@BiG-JuPO1O1 Putin spoke of religious and political extremists such as Islamic fundamentalists. And emigrants who do not comply with the laws of the host country. Even if the Russians say the N word to someone. It's just an abbreviation for "Negroid race". There is no offensive cannotation in this. They do not mean that they are talking with a "person of a lower race", "subhuman", etc. In the Russian mentality, unlike the Germans, French and British, there is no idea of racial superiority. Calling someone “black” in Russian sounds more impolite, than referring to someone by the name of their race.
Виктория, вы великолепны. Для Россиян, особенно не в столице, ваша внешность необычна, поэтому и притягивает взгляды людей. Это нормально во всем мире. А вы еще и красавица. На вас смотрят как на диву, звезду. Поэтому и возникает желание сфотографировать, запечатлеть красоту, возможно, поделиться с близкими. Это жизнь. Все ОК!
Victoria I have followed you and your husbands videos for some time but I can’t help but notice you look even more amazing since your move to Russia. Russian life clearly suits you. I’m sure when people see you they are awe struck by your beauty and I hope you can allow yourself to feel flattered. Much love from Ireland. 😘
Hi, I took my Indian friend Pallavi to Moscow in Feb 2017. She absolutely loved it and she felt safer there than back here in the UK (I do too). I asked her about how she felt about the stares etc and she said she didn't feel like it was racist. She said it felt more like she was a curiosity, they probably didn't see many Indians there and they just wanted to look. I said they probably need to look a bit harder as she's so tiny (she's 152cm). She had a great time and would love to go back one day.
@@ElleAngeles are you in UK? Do you think Fedor and Victoria and their future children will face less or more acceptance if they will move to live there?
Ваш муж прав: на вас смотрят потому что вы красивы, а учитывая что у вас непривычный цвет кожи, это создаёт ошеломительный эффект и... у мужчин срывает обычную стеснительность и они подходят к вам с просьбой о фото... Удачи вам и успеха!
СУПЕР! Как здорово знать и слышать что Россию считают хорошей страной! Спасибо что эта речь прозвучала из Ваших уст! Я много раз говорила об этом но мне никто не верил! Надеюсь сейчас поймут что Россия намного лучше калифорнии! :)
it's 23:12 and right now I'm going to Kaluga by night train and two black young men peacefully sitting next to me... they are african and nobody says to them any word, ordinary russians (most of them are russian "middle class", not rich) are sitting near them. No hate, no rascism, each of them are busy with their own business
I might not openly stare at you if I saw you walking down my street in San Francisco, but I'd certainly check you out as discreetly as possible. That's because I'm a guy, with normal guy urges. I think it's safe to say that Russian men are no different. As for Russian women, many of them clearly put a lot of emphasis on their looks. So they would naturally appreciate your beauty. You're lucky. So is Fedor.
Your feminine beauty is glowing like never before 💕 is it the happy marriage or the fact you’ve been feeling more secure while in Russia, hope it’s both!! ☀️
Your hair is stunning! I would love to watch a video about how you maintain you hair care routine in Russia. Is it easier or difficult to find hair products or hair salons?
@Niso Stannard ahhah thanks yep!) in Russia all ppl who living in,and having citizenship are Russians !Hehe but yes, my nationality is Korean!) and Im proud of it!🙈🌸🌸🌸
Когда я был в Китае, меня очень часто фотографировали, иногда просто пихали детей в руки и делали семейное фото. В метро, на улице, в магазине десятки людей просто таращиться на белых людей. Честно говоря мне это нравилось, наверно если бы я жил там, я бы считал по другому, но как турист, это очень здорово.
Со мной было так в Индии :) и с моей девушкой, но не в туристических зонах а обычно там где обычные люди живут. Радуются, хотят познакомиться и сфоткаться.
@@vasisualiylohankin1366 Да не, не другое. Просто они там жутко запуганы, всем, вы же ее послушайте, она всего боится, и не потому что чужая страна, а потому что своя так воспитала. Вот и разница в восприятии. Мне было приятно что мной интересуются, по человечески, а не потому что я почувствовал себя белым. А им это страшно, и не только темнокожим, все американцы такие. По своим знакомым знаю.
I have mostly gotten smiles from Russians, and most of the Russians seem to just mind their own business ( which I love ) and this is in Smolensk City, St Petersburg, Briansk and Moscow . The few who stare are usually from places like Azerbaijan, Armenia and those other countries. The country where people actually STARRRRED at me was Armenia 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Я живу во Вьетнаме восемь лет каждый раз когда я выхожу в магазин Или иду выгуливать свою собаку ,на меня тыкают пальцем!и это абсолютно нормальное явление!если я поеду в Африку будет тоже самое , а вот если ты поедешь в Африку , на тебя никто даже смотреть не будет .удивительно правда?
Да что там Африка, в Китае или Индии с тебя вообще не слезут! 4 человека тебе покажутся раем, я про белую женщину. тОлько у нас сложилась практика в мире, что тыкать и фотографировать на белых хорошо, а на афро плохо. Это так же как с русофобией и антисемитизмом. Уничтожить 6 млн евреев - это геноцид, а 30 млн русских небольшое недоразумение.
@@Loreless не беларусов а евреев в Белоруссии, хватит бред про треть писать, это фейк. Русский это национальность, беларус и украинец это территориальное понятие, как сибиряк к примеру.
As an African in Russia really one thing i found myself struggling is the language i always get turned down from work places due to language barriers one day whiles i was going out i meet a russian fude just ask for direction yo the dude just hire a uber and pay for it i was so pleased to meet him and ask for directions but when it calm to the women's i meet mostly at the store 75% are not friendly and most use to say some bad words instead of helping me out just because i don't understand the russian language this sometimes i didn't expect in Russia
Wow that's odd in a certain way to me cause if I remember correctly Russia confirmed in 2009 there were over 50,000 black Russians in the country and has been rising ever since I even met a few outside the country one in Italy another in Greece and a couple of other's in England and in Russia of course, I remember once studying there history and I learned there have been Black Russians since the 1400's and they were Poet's, Scholars, Professor's, General's, Royal Counselors, and a couple of them were even royalty itself, one word popped up after I learned it, "Beautiful", that's what it truly is. I understand what you mean I didn't go through as much as you but a couple of times and I love that Russia is a racists free country it was like if it wasn't a subject they literally made me forget about the subject entirely it was quite peaceful I can't wait to visit again!
When I was in Mariupol Ukraine, I was walking to the bus stop and a lady in the flower store was staring at me as I was walking. I stopped and stared back at her for 5 seconds. She finally got the point and looked away. 😄
I'm also a black man in America learning Russian ! I was an English major in college so the language arts always intrigued me ! Russians and Ukranians tell me with my knowledge of the language I could get around in Russia pretty good ! (Just broadening my horizons) ! 🎉 ❤
Russians were not racist even before Soviet union, they never colonizeded or enslaved anybody, eventhough many brown people ( Ottoman Empire ) killed and enslaved many white Russians .
I'm from a town near Novosibirsk, it's called Tomsk. I think the situation with stares and photos is slightly better here cause it's a student's town and it's not very big (600K citizens) and there are a lot of foreign students here so people already got used to that. At least when my friend from Barbados and I had a walk nobody asked her for a picture.
Sadly, theres stilll racism towards people from near countries. My grandmother amd some of my brothers are so ridiculous when it comes to stereotypes and awful opinion on armenian, tatar, roma people, its enraging, but i cant do anything about it
Back then When I was at school and me and my friend were in a bus, we saw two black woman came in and they sat on the front seat, it was my first time seeing a black person , I was in awe 😆 and they both had fuzzy curly hair so I secretly touched it for a sec, it was like a regular hair 😆😆😆 Now I think that it was so childish and silly considering that I’m person of color myself, but I grew up In a small village
I live in russia ,I'm south african and I have the same experience with the picture taking .when they refuse to accept no for an answer I ask them to pay 🤣🤣 direct to my сбербанк. Also I love the safety of russia too. My country is so dangerous i would never dare to walk alone anywhere ,anytime of the day ,but here in russia I can walk alone anytime and anywhere
Omg, I was in Russia for two weeks in 2008 (Moscow and Anapa). Our experiences are so similar that it’s clear much hasn’t changed 🤣 The worst was at the airport when a janitor started harassing me asking where I was from. Told him New York and he’s like “so you love Condolezza Rice then”. Just because I’m black. Many times it goes way past curiosity and just downright ignorance.
@@junglesuperstar9270 he waited until my boyfriend walked away from me for a few minutes to come over and say something because he knew what he was about to do was not going to be respectful. He didn’t just come over and ask a question. He was really invasive and threatening.
@@MonieMoneSays by asking a foreigner where she is from . An American who typically talk to everybody . Ok. Every fucking person in the USA in this case is threatening and invasive , they just can’t stop talking to you EVERYWHERE. Now I got it - they were all bloody racists criminals . Thanks for explaining . My American life was non -stopping harassment from strangers . Not only in airports .
Same my hubbies Serbian, and every time I go to Serbia they stare. We traveled to a lot of European and Eastern European countries and they stare. I’ve had people ask me to sing. I’ve been followed mostly by teens, and my hubby translated they were basically saying “I’m a beautiful black woman, and How pretty I am”. I’ll take those compliments. I would go to the farmers market with his parents, and I believe it was the cherry lady in like 2018. She thought I would be perfect for her son. My MIL told her I’m already married to her son. 😂 She wanted to know if I had sisters for her son. Lol I lived in China for like 6 months right before COVID-19. I would get stares and I few follows. I could tell it was from people visiting Shanghai from a more rural area by their dress. Me and my white friends get stared at but definitely me the most in China. I didn’t get many picture requests. I’m not chocolate so half the time people are trying to figure out what exactly i am. For instance my hubbies friends thought I was Brazilian, others thought Filipino. Nope, African American not mixed, but I’m very light skinned with Afro features and hair texture. If my hair is straight in China no looks, and if it’s natural all the looks. 😂
Hehe yeah, I understand their singing request. A lot of us grow up thinking that all black people naturally have amazing voices and innate sense of rythme. After listening to Whitney Houston, Louis Armstrong, Tina Turner... Seeing black people sing in church in movies. Listening to R&B and old blues music.
@@user-xo5zt3ig6h I get it, and I can sing a house down,😂 but I have plenty of family members that can’t even hum. 🤷🏽♀️For Americans at least asking a black person to perform for you has racial undertones, that I know most people in other countries aren't aware of. So I don't get offended, but if they were American I'd side-eye them. 😂
@@lovemeow8755 I haven’t been back since January 2019, but I’m going to say yes. I’ll probably go again if not the end of this year then definitely next year. So remind me and I’ll update you.
Это так прекрасно, когда в одном человеке сочетаются и ум, и красота, и доброта души. Всё это про Викторию. У неё океан очарования, тактичности, вежливости, рассудительности. Она замечательный человек и цельная личность. Как хочется, чтобы таких людей было как можно больше на свете.
У неё, кстати, произношение на русском намного лучше чем, например, у Джастина и Нурии, которые язык-то освоили на 5+, а вот произношение хромает Я их "болезнь" называю "синдром стиснутых зубов". :) А взаимоотношения Фёдора и Вики мне более импонируют, чем у Вени Пака со своей тёмненькой женой Тикеей. Сужу по роликам типа "24 часа только на русском".
Кончено в России есть и расисты. И есть преступления против людей с другим цветом кожи. НО на государственном уровне проявления межрассовой розни запрещены и сурово караются законом! И абсолютному большинству россиян расизм противен! В первую очередь русские ценят человеческие качества, а вера, национальность, цвет кожи и разрез глаз никогда не имели определяющего значения, так как Россия 1000 лет существует как многонациональная страна, где живут сотни народов. И, конечно, в России никогда не было рабства: мы не использовали черных рабов и никогда не торговали африканцами, как Франция, Англия, Португалия, Испания, США, создавшие на рабстве свое богатство!
так же как везде в мире есть расизм к иностранцам расизма нет только по отношению местных к местным !! Но это не значит что расисты будет насиловать и убивать и грабить расист может молчать и возмущатся зачем приехали своих пробелем и без вас хватает еще вы тут понаехали .
Interesting. About the picture taking at least you know not to go out looking any kind of way....it's annoying I know but it's funny...when you are feeling pretty do you allow the pics??? I just dont't see the harm in it if they are nice and polite about it. Happy to hear you are happy and things are looking up. I am amazed to hear that Russia is well not as I thought of it before....this YT is a good thing in many ways. Blessings to you.
расизму трудно в России потому что в России более 100 национальностей, и глупый нацист всегда столкнется с тем, что его друг или родственник окажется другой нации)) нацизм в России это просто удел ненависти и глупости, но не идеология
На украине куча национальностей и куча нацистов. Просто в России не было рабов и колоний в Африке, а крепостными были белые (наши предки или крепостные или те кто их держал)
@@люблюРоссию-я5г При всей отсталости крепостного права на рабство оно не тянет. Его смысл и принципы возникновения вообще другие. "Ты не служишь в армии? Значит будешь обеспечивать помещика." В Англии крепостного права в этот период не было, но это не мешало аристократам обращаться с простолюдинами как с овном, мжш почитать о "Кровавом кодексе" например, или о том, как бритиши обращались с ирландцами.
Hello! People stare at you because you're so pretty! I have lived in six different countries and people have stared at me, too. But 'city people' generally do it in a subtle way.
Victoria you guys are such a cute couple! I understand how you feel about the staring , I lived in Italy for a couple of years and experienced the same thing and it made me uncomfortable and then I just got used to it lol❤️
Funny, I have been to Ghana once. Similar experience. For some strange reason all of the people were staring at me too. I especially "suffered" from it when I would go away from Accra to the countryside and there ALL the kids and the old folks would just STARE at me and actually want to touch me. I wonder why... They did not try to convince to take a pic of me though. May be that was because too few of them had a camera or a smartphone, or may be because I am not a pretty and exotic looking GIRL (like you). When I was in Jamaica, too. Since I was there in mostly out of the beaten (touristy) path areas, people did tend (for seemingly no apparent reason) to stare at me quite a bit, especially when my Jamaican born wife WAS in "the picture"... I simply think that people of all races are always curious about the opposites, obviously I do know why they did it, and so should you. You can't blame them for doing that. You(!) are probably the first black girl they ever see (as you may have noticed that most of the black people you see in Russia are men) and it is you are the one who is infringing on the (Russian) territory, so you are the Fonzie here. Deal with it girlfriend. There are many people who would give up a kidney to get half the attention you are getting there. It is not as bad to be a head-turner (for others) as you make us think it is :)
If a Russian person paid attention to you, it is not because he wants to humiliate you, but because you are an unusual person for Russia. We have very warm feelings for black people. We can joke about the color of your skin, but this does not mean that we despise you or consider you below us. We have an Orthodox culture, it is customary for us to treat people who are different from us well. But we have a very bad attitude towards foreigners who are aggressive towards us. A Russian person is like a mirror, if you smile at him, you will get a smile. If you're angry, you won't be treated well. Black people are usually very cheerful, so they are treated very well
В детстве обожала стих Маршака "Мистер-твистер", как же я была возмущена поведением американца в нем! Поэтому нас не воспитывали как расистов никогда. Да, есть люди какахи,плохо себя могут вести, но это во всех странах есть такие, не только в России.
Thank you Victoria for words "safe" and "clean" :) But be ready - the people from Baltic, Ukraine, Caucasus, MidAsia will be very unsat of your talk :) Such words from an american girl are mind explosive for them. Thank you!
Плюс они знают русский язык, и могут в комментариях себя выдавать за русских, высказывать рассисткие комментарии. Не спрашивайте зачем. Они и сами уже не помнят с чего началось в своей злобе.
Russian kids on vacation abroad because of their flaxen hair and blue eyes, so unusual in Thailand and China, are being constantly asked to make pictures with. So we don't mind if Chinese are so keen on that.
В России не было чёрных рабов. У нас было крепостное право. И крепостными были белые люди. Отменили его в 1861 г. В 20 веке был коммунизм и идеология страны заключалась в том, что все расы и люди равны, Если кто-то из русских будет говорить что-то плохое, то это люди из неблагополучных слоев (алкоголики, наркоманы) . Нормальные люди никогда ничего плохого делать не будут. Мы к вам относимся хорошо, ведь вы же гости. И надеемся, что вы также будете себя вести. Не забывая , что вы гости . Могут быть взгляды. Но это любопытные взгляды, как у детей . Они безобидны. У нас очень мало темнокожих , русские мало путешествуют и вы для нас как инопланетяне. Очень интересно рассмотреть. Вы другие внешне и это очень интересно. Ведь мы такое видим только по телевизору, а тут в живую . Если белый приедет , к примеру, в Африку, где мало белых людей , там тоже будут смотреть на белого человека, как на диковинку.
любопытство свое можете засунуть себе куда подальше. темнокожие люди не единороги блин какие то, вы представляете как это может задолбать, что тебя подходят и фотографируют как какую то зверушку постоянно. некоторые вещи делать просто не нужно, даже если очень хочется, мне кажется взрослые люди уж должны это понимать
@pigeon dance ой, какие все умные, когда в кино не так было развито участие темнокожих и когда у нас в РФ можно было за всю жизнь и не встретить ни одного, думаете, вам самому в первый раз не было любопытно? Я вот увидела впервые двух темнокожих лет в 17-18 в Казани, я была дико удивлена и мои глаза автоматически округлились, я не могла сдержать восторг и удивление, тк для меня это было очень необычно, конечно, посое этого момента восприятие смягчалось с каждым разом все больше и больше и сейчас вообще никакой разницы по ощущениям нет при виде разных людей, но, думаю, я была бы в диком восторге при первом опыте разговора🤔 любой первый опыт он проявляется у каждого по своему, в абсолютно любом деле, будь то человек увиденный впервые или особенно отличная от твоего региона природа и тд и тп Да, просить фото не вежливо, однако кто сказал, что все на планете вежливые? Или ваш коммент сейчас всех вдруг сделает вежливыми? К чему это вообще 🤦♀️
I was in Abkhazia last summer, one guy said please can i take a picture with you? I said yes, after taking the picture, he gives me money, i said no, there's no need to pay for it.
А мне кажется, на Вас обращали внимание, просто по тому, что Вы красивая, а не по тому что Вы чёрная, синяя, зеленая или еще какого цвета. Просто Вы привлекательны!
I watch a lot of these types of videos from Black American ex-pats, and I have to say as a Black Brit myself there seems to be a lot of romanticising of Europe and Europeans. There is just as much racism in Europe as there is in America. However, there is innate privilege to being a black American in Europe as opposed to someone from say, subsaharan Africa . I'm glad that you are happy and safe though.
"Xenophobia" is the term that denotes automatic hatred against everyone and everything, even for no reason, and that's sick. ... The term "racism" is poorly translated, and its meaning is distorted in today's scientific field of language. A racist is someone who defends his own race. Someone who wants to preserve the characteristics, culture and customs of their race or ethnicity that comes from this race. A racist can be both a white and a black and a yellow and a red and a brown person. Anyone can be racist if they want the environment they're used to to be preserved and not assimilated by another culture. I have no problem with any race on the planet. Nor with ethnicity, religion or culture. I am Slavic, I am Slovak, I am white and I want my culture to be preserved as in the last 1000 years. If I am a racist peacefully defending my nation and ethnicity, that is good because it is a legitimate reason. ... If I hate someone or something for no reason, then this is a mental defect. And this defect can be as white as black or Asian. ... Europeans ' opposition to Muslims or Africans, in my opinion, is conditioned by cultural differences and the natural aggressiveness of these ethnicities because of living in a violent environment.
@shushanna1986 I’m Russian but my childhood was in regions:Mari El and Tatarstan(there are a lot of local nation people), I had some racism there too, but not a lot I guess it’s okay in childhood 🤷♀️ Cause children trying to find anything they can use for blame: one time I was blamed for nose, next time in different ages for skin problems , so it’s not really a racism, that’s childish and that’s from all nations in our country no matter you black or white or Asian 🙄
Thanks so much for the video. I was thinking of learning new language and my choices where amongst the BRICS nations, especially Russia, China and India. This video makes it clear - I'll go for the Russian ♥️
Victoria, please don't let your guard down. I know you FEEL safe, but that doesn't mean you're safe. Please be careful. I black man said he felt safer in Greece than in the US, yet ended up being murdered in Greece. Never let your guard down.
Yeah, well said. There are crazy people in every country, yes Russia has become a lot safer since the 90s or even early 00s, but being cautious never hurts. :)
Girl I get stared at like that in America since I was young! They say I have an exotic look and trying to figure out what ethnicity I am. So that’s probably why they’re staring at you! You are beautiful take it as a compliment ❤
Everything is fine, dear ,,chocolate".We like you.You have a good and kind Russian man.Love him and love Russia.)))You are very lucky in your life.I wish you happiness and God bless you.
Виктория люди смотрят не потому что хотят обидеть или потому что другой цвет кожи, а просто потому что вы красивая женщина, плюс вы ведёте свой канал на Ютубе и вполне возможно, что кто-то узнал вас и смотрел внимательно, чтобы убедиться вы это или нет.)) Хотя если честно мне никогда не приходило в голову подойти к незнакомому человеку и попросить фотографироваться с ним.))
I remember watching you and Fedor years ago and you all have progressed so much and it's amazing. I wanted to say that first and I feel the same as an African/Caribbean Male when I travel outside of the western hemisphere honestly. The people stare, snap photos, randomly try and touch your hair (I have dreads) it's a like a circus exhibit and I can't be nice for it. I try to be understanding but I just can't take it.
Thanks for sharing! Your views are well balanced and I m glad that you know that its curiosity as they don't have the opportunity to talk to people from other countries, especially outside Moscow, St Petersburgh etc. When i was in India on a trip, I was asked constantly to have my picture taken, many times! I also got stared at a lot , a lot! Many people approached me to have a conversation too. I am a white male with blue eyes, so to many people there, I was different. When i lived in China, i was stared at a lot and often overheard people talking about me! Racism exists of course, but if I made it my main focus, that would have ruined my experience. I am glad that you both are having a rewarding life. I am also studying russian.., so i am a bit jealous that you get teh opportunity to practice more than i do, here in New Zealand. Love both you and Fedor's vlogs!
Girl, people stare at you because you are absolutely gorgeous. I'm Russian and my husband is African-American, in the USA he is just an ordinary black guy (even though he's handsome), but in Russia people constantly tell us how handsome & hot he is. I must say he gets plenty of attention when he's in Russia. When I studied at uni, I had a big group of girlfriends, and one of them was clearly of African descent (we never spoke about it, we didn't want to be rude or make her feel uncomfortable; btw, when she visited the US, she was always thought to be an African-American), and we, being pale-skinned, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, have always talked how beautiful she was and that she was the prettiest among all of us. Black people are very unique and are considered very beautiful for many Russians.
Victoria I am glad you feel safe in Russia .I am glad you and Fedor are happy there , because that is most important thing. That you are safe and that you are happy . Do you miss seeing or being around other black people ? Love you guys !!!!
Awesome information. As a Caribbean female that started to learn the Russian language, I was always wondering if I was to revel there would I encounter bad racism and threats to myself being alone.
Someone mentioned China my brother was in there in 2008 on a bus somewhere remote. He has red hair apparently they just started touching his arm hair on the bus like he was some sort of zoo animal.
Hey guys! Please make a review/travel vlog/guide showing around Novosibirsk! It's a beautiful city and area in general if you drive out a little. I just don't think you guys have showed it enough that well like you did with moscow. Ps I'm from Novosibirsk and moved out to Cali 7 years ago, so at this point I'm curious to see my own city))
Hi, we will soon! Victoria has been going through a lot health problems we will post a video tomorrow to explain! But better videos of Novosibirsk are coming and we hope to visit Tomsk too! Have fun in cali, we miss it!
*Health problems..sorry typo more videos coming soon: th-cam.com/video/6Obynlhdptg/w-d-xo.html
Забавно, когда носители русского общаются на английском 😅
@@greenwoods798 Where are you found entertainment in this matter? What so unusual for you? Just curios...
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirins girl you know people can take pictures of people while in public in some places within in Russia. For example in America we have 1st amendment freedom of press, we can record anything we see in public except for places that are deemed responsible.
I watched a documentary where black people from America were moving to Russia in the 30s and Russia was advertising for black people to come. I didn’t know that very cool.
Yes, this is true check out the book I Wander as I Wonder by -Langston Hughes & also the book Soul to Soul - Yelena Khanga a black/russian/jewish woman! xox
Нужно просто привыкнуть. Мне довелось почувствовать себя "белой вороной" в Африке. Затем привык и просто перестал обращать внимание, а там народ попроще и если хочет поглазеть на белого, то даже не заморачивается на тему, - как ему это понравиться.
Russians don’t like blacks
That is funny. I was in France 11 years ago and we knew 30 or 40 Russian quilters were coming to join us. Our group got there late. I walked in and ALL the women rushed over simultaneously and surrounded me to take a picture. All my American friends were shocked. They were like "Do they think you are OPRAH???? I was like "Nah, they don't see a lot of chocolate peeps in Russia. Only one spoke English. But the rest kept holding my face and saying "So pretty". LOL. Who could be mad?
Me I don’t even let my husband touch my face. That’s a personal boundary I’d say no to.
@@kamigriff imagine having a wife and not being able to touch her face
@@mickpeterson3722 sorry can’t imagine having a wife so you lost me there.
@@kamigriff I used to have boundaries. Became a nurse. A lot of huggy people pretty much changed me. Happily unscathed at 67.
@@WayCoolNurse I’m a hugger too. Just random strangers touching my face. People don’t wash their hands or wash them properly. That’s a no for me. I remember my microbiology teacher doing the black light test. It took several washes to get that stuff somewhat off. I think it scarred me. No hands to the face.
In China, they take photos all the time. It's the same in Japan. Also in China there is a lot of attention to tall people.
Very true :)
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirins
With a white, blonde-haired and blue-eyed child in China, it is not possible to just walk without avoiding attention.
Greetings from Gorno-Altaysk.
It's time to visit us already.
:))
@@LivingLifeWithTheShirinsMy daughter is a natural blonde with very fair skin and in China every day someone would ask her to take a picture or even touch her hair. It was tiring, although there was no negative in it.
Blacks in Russia are mostly university students so they are perceived somewhat differently from the West. Most Russians, especially the older ones have notion that they are highly educated and skilled. Also because racial discrimination is highly forbidden in Soviet doctrine whereas it was still institutionalized in most of the west during the 20th century.
Pushkin, the greatest Russian poet, was the grandson of a black slave. That is deeply engraved in Russian collective psyche and therefore blacks are seldom seen with fear or disdain. You're right in that in Soviet times most blacks in Moscow were students at the Patrice Lumumba University and obviously highly educated people. But nowadays, for younger Russians, most blacks are associated with models, actresses or sportsmen.
On the other hand, there's racism in Russia, but mainly directed to migrant workers from Central Asia or, in some cases, people from the Caucasus, which is still associated with the Chechnian War by some old and middle-aged Russians.
@@farerolobos9382 true
@@farerolobos9382 Pushkin was the great-grandson of the black man, who was born into a noble family and later enslaved by the Turks and brought to Constantinople where he was bought out by a Russian noble man and taken to Russia where he was baptized and Pyotr the Great was his godfather. Thus he became Russian)))
@@МарияЮрьева-в1ъ
Wow , thanks for educating me . Very interesting !
@@SuperAnimelover100 🙂
I am a Sibearn, and it's really uncommon to see people with black skin here. When it is happening i am afraid of being annoying and try not look at the person so as not embarass him/her. But I am also worried that it might seem like I am unfriendly or like i dont want to see such people. I think most Russians respect dark-skinned people and are not against them, but we are really have too little experience and cultural awareness, especially in remote regions
exactly, im from argentina and there they used to be unexistent (just like racism because we are all mixted races there) thats why when we see one we cant help but to stare, because we only saw them in movies. to us it was like FUCKING having Samuel L. Jackson amongs, not because of racism. now we having a lot of people from zomalia
I read your voice in Niko Bellic like off gta 4 I hope that didn’t sound weird 😭
I'm in Siberia too but I didn't see 🙈 you
Я буквально смотрел документальный фильм «Сибирские дороги», я люблю тебя, я хочу навестить тебя когда-нибудь, пришли мне письмо.
@@lawyerinfuture😭😭😭
You are 100% correct about anxiety and the PTSD due to racism
Russians are racist too
As a Russian, I have to tell you that most probably they stare not because you’re black but because you are so BEAUTIFUL!😍 Honestly, I’m from Kaliningrad, relatively small city and we have lots of students from Angola here and I never noticed people staring much at them.
Yet, I myself can’t stop staring at you watching your videos, cause you have such beautiful facial features and your skin is gorgeous😃
я вот тоже из Калининграда и тоже видел этих необычных студентов
That's what I thought as well. Her features cater well to "African" and Russian beauty standards.
You guys are creepy
@@tkama2102 Почему?
you mean konisberg, occupant!
I'm very tall and whenever I travel to South Asia people always take photo of me or asking for the photo with me.
You explained it well. I grew up in St. Petersburg and as a child remember seeing other races so rarely that I would stare and ask my mom all kinds of questions. It’s just a curiosity and definitely not racism.
The thing is some grew up thinking black people are all bad and gangsters due to the Hollywood movie. And went I when to the basic training I was with a lot of young Caucasians who grew up with negative education about black and and he was amaze after we spend time together and he ended up becoming a family with us and even hate his parents for teaching him hate.
I live in Russia for 3 years now and I always let them take a selfie with me whenever I could. Most of them are chill and funny. Some of them even got their minds blown away when they realize I also speak russian with slangs. I'm a dude and I don't mind taking selfies with people but for black girls, I understand it could be a little bit weird.
I always say NO. THR FIRST TIME I GOT SCARED 😂😂😂😂
I am starting to hear more and more from black vloggers living abroad (Russian, Asia, etc) that they feel safer where they are than in the United States.
Yeah but there certain parts where people need to stay away from. My friend who lives in Russia, received a threatened letter telling him to leave.
Тут все себя чувствуют одинаково.
@@BiG-JuPO1O1 Why did you decide that this is due to his skin color, and not to his actions in relation to someone? If, for example, he slept with someone else's girlfriend and received a response, then there is no need to cover it up with skin color. For the color, he definitely could not receive threats.
@@nicknick4042 It is, they called him N word and threatened him to leave. Even Putin said Russia isn't a place for some people. It doesn't mean Russia bad or anything because samething can happen anywhere. Just saying people should stay away from certain parts of Russia. Overall Russia is beautiful country.
@@BiG-JuPO1O1 Putin spoke of religious and political extremists such as Islamic fundamentalists. And emigrants who do not comply with the laws of the host country.
Even if the Russians say the N word to someone. It's just an abbreviation for "Negroid race". There is no offensive cannotation in this. They do not mean that they are talking with a "person of a lower race", "subhuman", etc. In the Russian mentality, unlike the Germans, French and British, there is no idea of racial superiority. Calling someone “black” in Russian sounds more impolite, than referring to someone by the name of their race.
Виктория, вы великолепны. Для Россиян, особенно не в столице, ваша внешность необычна, поэтому и притягивает взгляды людей. Это нормально во всем мире. А вы еще и красавица. На вас смотрят как на диву, звезду. Поэтому и возникает желание сфотографировать, запечатлеть красоту, возможно, поделиться с близкими. Это жизнь. Все ОК!
Вы действительно очень красивая! А для нас ещё и экзотика - от этого двойное притяжение взглядов
@@sommerset6538 да ладно) я подумал сначала, что очень загоревшая девушка. Негроидных чёрт вообще не вижу.
@@sommerset6538 в каком месте очень красива? Вы красивых женщин не видели? Обычная девушка
сало уронили? у тебя проблемы какие-то? да, она красивая, хватит скулить
большое спасибо
Victoria I have followed you and your husbands videos for some time but I can’t help but notice you look even more amazing since your move to Russia. Russian life clearly suits you. I’m sure when people see you they are awe struck by your beauty and I hope you can allow yourself to feel flattered.
Much love from Ireland. 😘
Hi, I took my Indian friend Pallavi to Moscow in Feb 2017. She absolutely loved it and she felt safer there than back here in the UK (I do too). I asked her about how she felt about the stares etc and she said she didn't feel like it was racist. She said it felt more like she was a curiosity, they probably didn't see many Indians there and they just wanted to look. I said they probably need to look a bit harder as she's so tiny (she's 152cm). She had a great time and would love to go back one day.
Marry her! 😀
There's no way y'all felt safer in Russia than in UK tf
@@ElleAngeles are you in UK? Do you think Fedor and Victoria and their future children will face less or more acceptance if they will move to live there?
@@ElleAngeles
have you been to UK ? ) Thats a strange question if u been in London at night )
@@ElleAngeles lol I live in Russia and feel a lot safer here than I ever did in London with all its dodgy areas
Ваш муж прав: на вас смотрят потому что вы красивы, а учитывая что у вас непривычный цвет кожи, это создаёт ошеломительный эффект и... у мужчин срывает обычную стеснительность и они подходят к вам с просьбой о фото... Удачи вам и успеха!
Фу
@@АдольфМуссолини-х9г тебя нацисты в детстве покусали?
@@4el7yxa откусили по ходу по самое нехочу🤸
I’m a black man learning Russian in America 🇺🇸, so I always love videos like this. Thanks 🙌🏾 ⚡️
Respect!
@@ЯдМонах спасибо большое 🙏🏾
@@chadbailey7038 не за что Брат!👍🏼
Russia is waiting for you
@@taemck3946 хахаха ДА! I hope so!
СУПЕР! Как здорово знать и слышать что Россию считают хорошей страной! Спасибо что эта речь прозвучала из Ваших уст! Я много раз говорила об этом но мне никто не верил! Надеюсь сейчас поймут что Россия намного лучше калифорнии! :)
верно сказала!
Are ya’ll ok? Smh
Кто сказал, что лучше? Просто другая.
it's 23:12 and right now I'm going to Kaluga by night train and two black young men peacefully sitting next to me... they are african and nobody says to them any word, ordinary russians (most of them are russian "middle class", not rich) are sitting near them. No hate, no rascism, each of them are busy with their own business
I might not openly stare at you if I saw you walking down my street in San Francisco, but I'd certainly check you out as discreetly as possible. That's because I'm a guy, with normal guy urges. I think it's safe to say that Russian men are no different. As for Russian women, many of them clearly put a lot of emphasis on their looks. So they would naturally appreciate your beauty. You're lucky. So is Fedor.
Your feminine beauty is glowing like never before 💕 is it the happy marriage or the fact you’ve been feeling more secure while in Russia, hope it’s both!! ☀️
Ты просто не представляешь как мы вас любим 🤗🤗🤗👍🏻 Вы молодцы !!!
10 - 15 лет и обрусеешь... Начнешь разбираться во всех тонкостях русской жизни. Как прадед Пушкина и множество других. Удачи и счастья тебе Виктория.
Чёрная русская красавица .
I'm teaching myself and my kid's russian. We are black too and looking forward to visiting to see the russian ballet
Your hair is stunning! I would love to watch a video about how you maintain you hair care routine in Russia. Is it easier or difficult to find hair products or hair salons?
As Russian I can say that more and more black people (mostly students) coming to Russia , that’s why for us it’s not longer something new hahah.
Wow! That's interesting, now I want to visit Russia.
@Niso Stannard ahhah thanks yep!) in Russia all ppl who living in,and having citizenship are Russians !Hehe but yes, my nationality is Korean!) and Im proud of it!🙈🌸🌸🌸
@Alexey Ralkov guess the different is that now they’re studying not only in moscow like in the past?)
Thank you for your warm words about my country. ❤
Когда я был в Китае, меня очень часто фотографировали, иногда просто пихали детей в руки и делали семейное фото. В метро, на улице, в магазине десятки людей просто таращиться на белых людей. Честно говоря мне это нравилось, наверно если бы я жил там, я бы считал по другому, но как турист, это очень здорово.
Со мной было так в Индии :) и с моей девушкой, но не в туристических зонах а обычно там где обычные люди живут. Радуются, хотят познакомиться и сфоткаться.
Это был ваш звездный час)))
Видимо это другое. Раз пялятся на белых, то это ничего особенного. А она негритянка, так что это жутко дико и неприемлемо.
@@vasisualiylohankin1366 Да не, не другое. Просто они там жутко запуганы, всем, вы же ее послушайте, она всего боится, и не потому что чужая страна, а потому что своя так воспитала. Вот и разница в восприятии. Мне было приятно что мной интересуются, по человечески, а не потому что я почувствовал себя белым. А им это страшно, и не только темнокожим, все американцы такие. По своим знакомым знаю.
@@vasisualiylohankin1366 вы в пещере, видимо, родились и живёте до сих пор, заведите блог, интересно же 🤣
Your face, your hair, your skin….Doll face beauty❤️
You are so beautiful Victoria . In Russia you look even more beautiful and relaxed.
Omgg I'm black living in Russia and they always ask for pictures! Girl you should visit Kursk and Sochi you'll love it there!❤
I have mostly gotten smiles from Russians, and most of the Russians seem to just mind their own business ( which I love ) and this is in Smolensk City, St Petersburg, Briansk and Moscow . The few who stare are usually from places like Azerbaijan, Armenia and those other countries. The country where people actually STARRRRED at me was Armenia 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Я живу во Вьетнаме восемь лет каждый раз когда я выхожу в магазин Или иду выгуливать свою собаку ,на меня тыкают пальцем!и это абсолютно нормальное явление!если я поеду в Африку будет тоже самое , а вот если ты поедешь в Африку , на тебя никто даже смотреть не будет .удивительно правда?
Солидарен
Да что там Африка, в Китае или Индии с тебя вообще не слезут! 4 человека тебе покажутся раем, я про белую женщину. тОлько у нас сложилась практика в мире, что тыкать и фотографировать на белых хорошо, а на афро плохо. Это так же как с русофобией и антисемитизмом. Уничтожить 6 млн евреев - это геноцид, а 30 млн русских небольшое недоразумение.
@@ellidano и треть всех белорусов
@@Loreless не беларусов а евреев в Белоруссии, хватит бред про треть писать, это фейк. Русский это национальность, беларус и украинец это территориальное понятие, как сибиряк к примеру.
@@люблюРоссию-я5г Верно подметили. На территории белоруссии в основном проживают русские.
As an African in Russia really one thing i found myself struggling is the language i always get turned down from work places due to language barriers one day whiles i was going out i meet a russian fude just ask for direction yo the dude just hire a uber and pay for it i was so pleased to meet him and ask for directions but when it calm to the women's i meet mostly at the store 75% are not friendly and most use to say some bad words instead of helping me out just because i don't understand the russian language this sometimes i didn't expect in Russia
These comments are helping a lot. I’ve been wanting to move to Russia so bad. Would be a dream come true.
I can't believe people stare at you till they walk into something. That's hilarious 😄
It can be more dangerous if they drive and stare
Wow that's odd in a certain way to me cause if I remember correctly Russia confirmed in 2009 there were over 50,000 black Russians in the country and has been rising ever since I even met a few outside the country one in Italy another in Greece and a couple of other's in England and in Russia of course, I remember once studying there history and I learned there have been Black Russians since the 1400's and they were Poet's, Scholars, Professor's, General's, Royal Counselors, and a couple of them were even royalty itself, one word popped up after I learned it, "Beautiful", that's what it truly is. I understand what you mean I didn't go through as much as you but a couple of times and I love that Russia is a racists free country it was like if it wasn't a subject they literally made me forget about the subject entirely it was quite peaceful I can't wait to visit again!
When I was in Mariupol Ukraine, I was walking to the bus stop and a lady in the flower store was staring at me as I was walking. I stopped and stared back at her for 5 seconds. She finally got the point and looked away. 😄
I’m a black girl from the UK learning Russian 🇷🇺
I'm also a black man in America learning Russian ! I was an English major in college so the language arts always intrigued me ! Russians and Ukranians tell me with my knowledge of the language I could get around in Russia pretty good ! (Just broadening my horizons) ! 🎉 ❤
In the USSR, racism was savagery even in the days when the United States was officially under Crow laws.
Russians were not racist even before Soviet union, they never colonizeded or enslaved anybody, eventhough many brown people ( Ottoman Empire ) killed and enslaved many white Russians .
ПРЕКРАСНАЯ ДЕВУШКА!ОЧЕНЬ ХОЧЕТСЯ ЧТОБЫ ТАКИХ КАК МОЖНО БОЛЬШЕ БЫЛО В РОССИИ!
I'm from a town near Novosibirsk, it's called Tomsk. I think the situation with stares and photos is slightly better here cause it's a student's town and it's not very big (600K citizens) and there are a lot of foreign students here so people already got used to that. At least when my friend from Barbados and I had a walk nobody asked her for a picture.
Sadly, theres stilll racism towards people from near countries. My grandmother amd some of my brothers are so ridiculous when it comes to stereotypes and awful opinion on armenian, tatar, roma people, its enraging, but i cant do anything about it
Back then When I was at school and me and my friend were in a bus, we saw two black woman came in and they sat on the front seat, it was my first time seeing a black person , I was in awe 😆 and they both had fuzzy curly hair so I secretly touched it for a sec, it was like a regular hair 😆😆😆
Now I think that it was so childish and silly considering that I’m person of color myself, but I grew up
In a small village
I live in russia ,I'm south african and I have the same experience with the picture taking .when they refuse to accept no for an answer I ask them to pay 🤣🤣 direct to my сбербанк.
Also I love the safety of russia too. My country is so dangerous i would never dare to walk alone anywhere ,anytime of the day ,but here in russia I can walk alone anytime and anywhere
😅😅😅good one
Виктория! Вы себя в зеркало видели? Ну как на Вас можно не смотреть?!! Вы сказочно привлекательная!
Omg, I was in Russia for two weeks in 2008 (Moscow and Anapa). Our experiences are so similar that it’s clear much hasn’t changed 🤣 The worst was at the airport when a janitor started harassing me asking where I was from. Told him New York and he’s like “so you love Condolezza Rice then”. Just because I’m black. Many times it goes way past curiosity and just downright ignorance.
LOL Condolezza Rice 😂🤣😂🤣
Asking a question is not harassing
@@junglesuperstar9270 he waited until my boyfriend walked away from me for a few minutes to come over and say something because he knew what he was about to do was not going to be respectful. He didn’t just come over and ask a question. He was really invasive and threatening.
@@MonieMoneSays by asking a foreigner where she is from . An American who typically talk to everybody . Ok. Every fucking person in the USA in this case is threatening and invasive , they just can’t stop talking to you EVERYWHERE. Now I got it - they were all bloody racists criminals . Thanks for explaining . My American life was non -stopping harassment from strangers . Not only in airports .
Same my hubbies Serbian, and every time I go to Serbia they stare. We traveled to a lot of European and Eastern European countries and they stare. I’ve had people ask me to sing. I’ve been followed mostly by teens, and my hubby translated they were basically saying “I’m a beautiful black woman, and How pretty I am”. I’ll take those compliments. I would go to the farmers market with his parents, and I believe it was the cherry lady in like 2018. She thought I would be perfect for her son. My MIL told her I’m already married to her son. 😂 She wanted to know if I had sisters for her son. Lol I lived in China for like 6 months right before COVID-19. I would get stares and I few follows. I could tell it was from people visiting Shanghai from a more rural area by their dress. Me and my white friends get stared at but definitely me the most in China. I didn’t get many picture requests. I’m not chocolate so half the time people are trying to figure out what exactly i am. For instance my hubbies friends thought I was Brazilian, others thought Filipino. Nope, African American not mixed, but I’m very light skinned with Afro features and hair texture. If my hair is straight in China no looks, and if it’s natural all the looks. 😂
Hehe yeah, I understand their singing request. A lot of us grow up thinking that all black people naturally have amazing voices and innate sense of rythme. After listening to Whitney Houston, Louis Armstrong, Tina Turner... Seeing black people sing in church in movies. Listening to R&B and old blues music.
@@user-xo5zt3ig6h I get it, and I can sing a house down,😂 but I have plenty of family members that can’t even hum. 🤷🏽♀️For Americans at least asking a black person to perform for you has racial undertones, that I know most people in other countries aren't aware of. So I don't get offended, but if they were American I'd side-eye them. 😂
@@kamigriff is serbia safe for black women?
@@lovemeow8755 I haven’t been back since January 2019, but I’m going to say yes. I’ll probably go again if not the end of this year then definitely next year. So remind me and I’ll update you.
Вика, ты спрашиваешь, что мы хотели бы видеть. Я был бы рад видеть в роликах, что ты и Фёдор счастливы))
Будьте здоровы.
Это так прекрасно, когда в одном человеке сочетаются и ум, и красота, и доброта души. Всё это про Викторию. У неё океан очарования, тактичности, вежливости, рассудительности. Она замечательный человек и цельная личность. Как хочется, чтобы таких людей было как можно больше на свете.
У неё, кстати, произношение на русском намного лучше чем, например, у Джастина и Нурии, которые язык-то освоили на 5+, а вот произношение хромает Я их "болезнь" называю "синдром стиснутых зубов". :)
А взаимоотношения Фёдора и Вики мне более импонируют, чем у Вени Пака со своей тёмненькой женой Тикеей. Сужу по роликам типа "24 часа только на русском".
вау спасибо за добрые слова! xox
Maybe I’ll visit there after the war is over, or at least a country that’s similar.
Кончено в России есть и расисты. И есть преступления против людей с другим цветом кожи.
НО на государственном уровне проявления межрассовой розни запрещены и сурово караются законом!
И абсолютному большинству россиян расизм противен! В первую очередь русские ценят человеческие качества, а вера, национальность, цвет кожи и разрез глаз никогда не имели определяющего значения, так как Россия 1000 лет существует как многонациональная страна, где живут сотни народов. И, конечно, в России никогда не было рабства: мы не использовали черных рабов и никогда не торговали африканцами, как Франция, Англия, Португалия, Испания, США, создавшие на рабстве свое богатство!
так же как везде в мире есть расизм к иностранцам расизма нет только по отношению местных к местным !! Но это не значит что расисты будет насиловать и убивать и грабить расист может молчать и возмущатся зачем приехали своих пробелем и без вас хватает еще вы тут понаехали .
Все верно
Зато своих угнетали так-то не хило что бунты вспыхивали один за другим.
@@Роман-ш2ч2е ты про Англию? Это точно! Миллионами бежали с острова и регулярно были бунты, восстания, революции и войны!
Interesting. About the picture taking at least you know not to go out looking any kind of way....it's annoying I know but it's funny...when you are feeling pretty do you allow the pics??? I just dont't see the harm in it if they are nice and polite about it. Happy to hear you are happy and things are looking up. I am amazed to hear that Russia is well not as I thought of it before....this YT is a good thing in many ways. Blessings to you.
Next Time they ask for a picture with you say yes " For $500 Bitcoins" I would !!! 🤣🤣🤣
Trying to blend in… this Russia chuckled a little. :)
расизму трудно в России потому что в России более 100 национальностей, и глупый нацист всегда столкнется с тем, что его друг или родственник окажется другой нации)) нацизм в России это просто удел ненависти и глупости, но не идеология
На украине куча национальностей и куча нацистов. Просто в России не было рабов и колоний в Африке, а крепостными были белые (наши предки или крепостные или те кто их держал)
@@люблюРоссию-я5г При всей отсталости крепостного права на рабство оно не тянет. Его смысл и принципы возникновения вообще другие.
"Ты не служишь в армии? Значит будешь обеспечивать помещика." В Англии крепостного права в этот период не было, но это не мешало аристократам обращаться с простолюдинами как с овном, мжш почитать о "Кровавом кодексе" например, или о том, как бритиши обращались с ирландцами.
Не ври, вы всех ненавидете, мечта русского : выгнать всех не русских из России и уехать жить туда,где нет русских. Вы даже своих ненавидите.
Hi there! You know I think that skin color doesn't matter. Victoria is so kind and pretty! I like this channel.
Hello! People stare at you because you're so pretty! I have lived in six different countries and people have stared at me, too. But 'city people' generally do it in a subtle way.
Victoria you guys are such a cute couple! I understand how you feel about the staring , I lived in Italy for a couple of years and experienced the same thing and it made me uncomfortable and then I just got used to it lol❤️
Funny, I have been to Ghana once.
Similar experience. For some strange reason all of the people were staring at me too. I especially "suffered" from it when I would go away from Accra to the countryside and there ALL the kids and the old folks would just STARE at me and actually want to touch me. I wonder why... They did not try to convince to take a pic of me though. May be that was because too few of them had a camera or a smartphone, or may be because I am not a pretty and exotic looking GIRL (like you).
When I was in Jamaica, too. Since I was there in mostly out of the beaten (touristy) path areas, people did tend (for seemingly no apparent reason) to stare at me quite a bit, especially when my Jamaican born wife WAS in "the picture"...
I simply think that people of all races are always curious about the opposites, obviously I do know why they did it, and so should you.
You can't blame them for doing that. You(!) are probably the first black girl they ever see (as you may have noticed that most of the black people you see in Russia are men) and it is you are the one who is infringing on the (Russian) territory, so you are the Fonzie here. Deal with it girlfriend. There are many people who would give up a kidney to get half the attention you are getting there.
It is not as bad to be a head-turner (for others) as you make us think it is :)
If a Russian person paid attention to you, it is not because he wants to humiliate you, but because you are an unusual person for Russia. We have very warm feelings for black people. We can joke about the color of your skin, but this does not mean that we despise you or consider you below us. We have an Orthodox culture, it is customary for us to treat people who are different from us well. But we have a very bad attitude towards foreigners who are aggressive towards us. A Russian person is like a mirror, if you smile at him, you will get a smile. If you're angry, you won't be treated well. Black people are usually very cheerful, so they are treated very well
В детстве обожала стих Маршака "Мистер-твистер", как же я была возмущена поведением американца в нем! Поэтому нас не воспитывали как расистов никогда. Да, есть люди какахи,плохо себя могут вести, но это во всех странах есть такие, не только в России.
Thank you Victoria for words "safe" and "clean" :)
But be ready - the people from Baltic, Ukraine, Caucasus, MidAsia will be very unsat of your talk :)
Such words from an american girl are mind explosive for them.
Thank you!
Плюс они знают русский язык, и могут в комментариях себя выдавать за русских, высказывать рассисткие комментарии. Не спрашивайте зачем. Они и сами уже не помнят с чего началось в своей злобе.
I’m from NYC and we have a large Russian community. Some of the older women will ask to take a picture because they think that I’m beautiful.
So glad I found your channel!
Yeah so true. So many of my UK friends were surprised to hear about Alexander Pushkin who had black ancestors and was an aristocrat in Russia )😂
Russian kids on vacation abroad because of their flaxen hair and blue eyes, so unusual in Thailand and China, are being constantly asked to make pictures with. So we don't mind if Chinese are so keen on that.
В России не было чёрных рабов. У нас было крепостное право. И крепостными были белые люди. Отменили его в 1861 г. В 20 веке был коммунизм и идеология страны заключалась в том, что все расы и люди равны,
Если кто-то из русских будет говорить что-то плохое, то это люди из неблагополучных слоев (алкоголики, наркоманы) . Нормальные люди никогда ничего плохого делать не будут. Мы к вам относимся хорошо, ведь вы же гости. И надеемся, что вы также будете себя вести. Не забывая , что вы гости .
Могут быть взгляды. Но это любопытные взгляды, как у детей . Они безобидны. У нас очень мало темнокожих , русские мало путешествуют и вы для нас как инопланетяне. Очень интересно рассмотреть. Вы другие внешне и это очень интересно. Ведь мы такое видим только по телевизору, а тут в живую . Если белый приедет , к примеру, в Африку, где мало белых людей , там тоже будут смотреть на белого человека, как на диковинку.
Крепостное право это не рабство
@@RandomCoffee101 формально нет но фактически очень близко к рабству
Victoria,you're really beautiful,though,I would say too much staring would be uncomfortable somehow!Great information you shared their about Russia.
Не путайте банальное любопытство с расизмом. И не будет никакого посттравматического синдрома)
Никто и не путал - она сказала за травму после жизни в Америке - здесь расизм до сих пор правит факторами общества
любопытство свое можете засунуть себе куда подальше. темнокожие люди не единороги блин какие то, вы представляете как это может задолбать, что тебя подходят и фотографируют как какую то зверушку постоянно. некоторые вещи делать просто не нужно, даже если очень хочется, мне кажется взрослые люди уж должны это понимать
@pigeon dance ой, какие все умные, когда в кино не так было развито участие темнокожих и когда у нас в РФ можно было за всю жизнь и не встретить ни одного, думаете, вам самому в первый раз не было любопытно? Я вот увидела впервые двух темнокожих лет в 17-18 в Казани, я была дико удивлена и мои глаза автоматически округлились, я не могла сдержать восторг и удивление, тк для меня это было очень необычно, конечно, посое этого момента восприятие смягчалось с каждым разом все больше и больше и сейчас вообще никакой разницы по ощущениям нет при виде разных людей, но, думаю, я была бы в диком восторге при первом опыте разговора🤔 любой первый опыт он проявляется у каждого по своему, в абсолютно любом деле, будь то человек увиденный впервые или особенно отличная от твоего региона природа и тд и тп
Да, просить фото не вежливо, однако кто сказал, что все на планете вежливые? Или ваш коммент сейчас всех вдруг сделает вежливыми? К чему это вообще 🤦♀️
You are just gorgeous, that’s why people are staring at you ☺️
I was in Abkhazia last summer, one guy said please can i take a picture with you? I said yes, after taking the picture, he gives me money, i said no, there's no need to pay for it.
Staring Russian Man - "Ey, that guy find pretty black girl........where I find this?" ;-)
Красивая и умная девушка. Желаю счастья вам и Фёдору!
Да, любопытство может быть, но не агрессия. Русские сотни лет живут бок о бок с десятками и сотнями народов
I never knew this about Russia. I really want to visit some day. I hope this war ends. I think the Kremlin is absolutely beautiful. 😍
А мне кажется, на Вас обращали внимание, просто по тому, что Вы красивая, а не по тому что Вы чёрная, синяя, зеленая или еще какого цвета. Просто Вы привлекательны!
I watch a lot of these types of videos from Black American ex-pats, and I have to say as a Black Brit myself there seems to be a lot of romanticising of Europe and Europeans. There is just as much racism in Europe as there is in America. However, there is innate privilege to being a black American in Europe as opposed to someone from say, subsaharan Africa . I'm glad that you are happy and safe though.
Really?
"Xenophobia" is the term that denotes automatic hatred against everyone and everything, even for no reason, and that's sick. ... The term "racism" is poorly translated, and its meaning is distorted in today's scientific field of language. A racist is someone who defends his own race. Someone who wants to preserve the characteristics, culture and customs of their race or ethnicity that comes from this race. A racist can be both a white and a black and a yellow and a red and a brown person. Anyone can be racist if they want the environment they're used to to be preserved and not assimilated by another culture. I have no problem with any race on the planet. Nor with ethnicity, religion or culture. I am Slavic, I am Slovak, I am white and I want my culture to be preserved as in the last 1000 years. If I am a racist peacefully defending my nation and ethnicity, that is good because it is a legitimate reason. ... If I hate someone or something for no reason, then this is a mental defect. And this defect can be as white as black or Asian. ... Europeans ' opposition to Muslims or Africans, in my opinion, is conditioned by cultural differences and the natural aggressiveness of these ethnicities because of living in a violent environment.
@shushanna1986 I’m Russian but my childhood was in regions:Mari El and Tatarstan(there are a lot of local nation people), I had some racism there too, but not a lot I guess it’s okay in childhood 🤷♀️ Cause children trying to find anything they can use for blame: one time I was blamed for nose, next time in different ages for skin problems , so it’s not really a racism, that’s childish and that’s from all nations in our country no matter you black or white or Asian 🙄
Thanks so much for the video. I was thinking of learning new language and my choices where amongst the BRICS nations, especially Russia, China and India. This video makes it clear - I'll go for the Russian ♥️
Victoria, please don't let your guard down. I know you FEEL safe, but that doesn't mean you're safe. Please be careful. I black man said he felt safer in Greece than in the US, yet ended up being murdered in Greece. Never let your guard down.
Yeah, well said. There are crazy people in every country, yes Russia has become a lot safer since the 90s or even early 00s, but being cautious never hurts. :)
Bakari Henderson
Girl I get stared at like that in America since I was young! They say I have an exotic look and trying to figure out what ethnicity I am. So that’s probably why they’re staring at you! You are beautiful take it as a compliment ❤
Hey hey from a Russian guy in San Jose California, who just watched and enjoyed your vid 👍
Everything is fine, dear ,,chocolate".We like you.You have a good and kind Russian man.Love him and love Russia.)))You are very lucky in your life.I wish you happiness and God bless you.
Виктория люди смотрят не потому что хотят обидеть или потому что другой цвет кожи, а просто потому что вы красивая женщина, плюс вы ведёте свой канал на Ютубе и вполне возможно, что кто-то узнал вас и смотрел внимательно, чтобы убедиться вы это или нет.)) Хотя если честно мне никогда не приходило в голову подойти к незнакомому человеку и попросить фотографироваться с ним.))
Да, может быть! Спасибо за ваш комментарий
Какая Вы красивая! Половину прослушала, потому что восхищалась Вашей красотой😂😍
От себя скажу, ты очень красивая.
From myself you just very beautiful its not about skin - its about your beauty
I remember watching you and Fedor years ago and you all have progressed so much and it's amazing. I wanted to say that first and I feel the same as an African/Caribbean Male when I travel outside of the western hemisphere honestly. The people stare, snap photos, randomly try and touch your hair (I have dreads) it's a like a circus exhibit and I can't be nice for it. I try to be understanding but I just can't take it.
Если я поеду в Африку, на меня тоже все будут пялиться, ну вот так, куда деваться)
Нет, я была в Африке, и на меня кстати особо не пялились. Лишь изредка, наверное так же как у нас.
Правда
Смотря в какую страну.
@@nevagerber2434 в некоторых будут пиздить лопатой 😁
@@ПётрРыбаков-у4ч это из личного опыта или шутка?
Thanks for sharing! Your views are well balanced and I m glad that you know that its curiosity as they don't have the opportunity to talk to people from other countries, especially outside Moscow, St Petersburgh etc. When i was in India on a trip, I was asked constantly to have my picture taken, many times! I also got stared at a lot , a lot! Many people approached me to have a conversation too. I am a white male with blue eyes, so to many people there, I was different. When i lived in China, i was stared at a lot and often overheard people talking about me! Racism exists of course, but if I made it my main focus, that would have ruined my experience. I am glad that you both are having a rewarding life. I am also studying russian.., so i am a bit jealous that you get teh opportunity to practice more than i do, here in New Zealand. Love both you and Fedor's vlogs!
Girl, people stare at you because you are absolutely gorgeous. I'm Russian and my husband is African-American, in the USA he is just an ordinary black guy (even though he's handsome), but in Russia people constantly tell us how handsome & hot he is. I must say he gets plenty of attention when he's in Russia.
When I studied at uni, I had a big group of girlfriends, and one of them was clearly of African descent (we never spoke about it, we didn't want to be rude or make her feel uncomfortable; btw, when she visited the US, she was always thought to be an African-American), and we, being pale-skinned, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, have always talked how beautiful she was and that she was the prettiest among all of us.
Black people are very unique and are considered very beautiful for many Russians.
Victoria I am glad you feel safe in Russia .I am glad you and Fedor are happy there , because that is most important thing. That you are safe and that you are happy . Do you miss seeing or being around other black people ? Love you guys !!!!
How can someone hate Black people, when your skin is soo beautifull.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Awesome information. As a Caribbean female that started to learn the Russian language, I was always wondering if I was to revel there would I encounter bad racism and threats to myself being alone.
Нет я живу в центре России в городе Казань и у нас много студентов из Индии , Ирана и Кубы не имеют проблем
Насчет последнего вопроса, таковое отношение в России только к цыганам. Увы криминал это их образ жизни.
Have a nice Day, Victoria, Fedor.
Someone mentioned China my brother was in there in 2008 on a bus somewhere remote. He has red hair apparently they just started touching his arm hair on the bus like he was some sort of zoo animal.
Виктория, вы действительно очень красивая.
Счастья вам с Фёдором!
Спасибо
White person in some places in Africa also is a sensation, especially if that white person happens to be a natural blond or red.
Interesting video 👍🏽 the picture people asking thing is completely understandable to me, to them you’re exotic and plus you are beautiful.